John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. A few years ago, ...

Minnesota chose the common loon as its state bird in 1961 because lawmakers and bird experts agreed that no other animal ...

I always say it’s my next shot,” said Whitefish photographer Tony Gangemi. “I have thousands of favorite shots, but you’re ...

It's peak summer on Minnesota's Gull Lake Chain. Boats are buzzing, jet skis slicing and loons are calling. "So it sounds like a territorial challenge that's starting," said Sheila Johnston, listening ...

For the first time in 24 years, the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation counted more than 1,000 of the beloved aquatic ...

Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and now even on the official state seal. Fireplace mantels across the state sport carved ...

GANSEVOORT — Common loons are the most striking creature of Adirondack Park lore. Its haunting, drawn-out wails are synonymous with the Park’s lakes. Black and white speckling and red dots resembling ...